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But some people over their take that stuff serious, someone needs to prep the Obama's on things like that. Simple gestures that we take for one meaning (niceness, or closeness such as this case) others in different cultures take way different.

From the sounds of it, it didn't offend anyone so that's good.

Isn't there something with a right or left handed in Arab cultures, that is a sign of disrespect?

But some people over their take that stuff serious, someone needs to prep the Obama's on things like that. Simple gestures that we take for one meaning (niceness, or closeness such as this case) others in different cultures take way different.

From the sounds of it, it didn't offend anyone so that's good.

Isn't there something with a right or left handed in Arab cultures, that is a sign of disrespect?

It's the left hand. My Dad was doing a tour in Saudi Arabia and his squad was leaving Riyadh in a bus and some people went to the bus and was waving at them and my dad waved back with his left hand and some people started to punch and kick the bus as it was pulling away. It's kind of the same as giving someone the finger.

It's the left hand. My Dad was doing a tour in Saudi Arabia and his squad was leaving Riyadh in a bus and some people went to the bus and was waving at them and my dad waved back with his left hand and some people started to punch and kick the bus as it was pulling away. It's kind of the same as giving someone the finger.

But that's not touching. I know you're not supposed to eat with your left hand -- because that's the same thing as in my culture. And the open palm of your left hand is a curse (like a middle finger here).

But I've never heard anything about actual touching. You'll see Arab leaders give each other a full 2-arm embrace all the time.

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But that's not touching. I know you're not supposed to eat with your left hand -- because that's the same thing as in my culture. And the open palm of your left hand is a curse (like a middle finger here).

But I've never heard anything about actual touching. You'll see Arab leaders give each other a full 2-arm embrace all the time.

And, I believe it's because the left hand is seen as filthy because it's the *** wipe hand. So, when you gesture with the left hand, you're saying as much as "I want to wipe **** on your face."

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